The New York Herald Newspaper, December 9, 1871, Page 8

a :) THE SCAFFO Extention of a Wife Murderer in Virginia. ee LD. (2a A NEGRO FLAYS HIS WIFE TO DEATH. ‘bree Distinct Whippings in * One Night. VITCRER, STICUS AND STAVES WORN OUT. ohuemam Treatment the Corpsd. ded and Oonvicted by a Mixed Jury, © ae The Negroes Joyous, Profane and Delighted at His Death. Jovob's Bide on His Colfin to the Seaffcld ond His Flight to Eternity. ee oe Louisa Govrr Hovst, Va, Dec. 8, 1871, Hae emancipation irom slavery, followed by civil dig bie and the subsequent boon of American ditizen- ship, developed a mgu order QO ¢ sy Hzaoe Ano wo vegroes of the South? Thisle ad gq 4 Philosophers and pbilautnropists to decide; but Whose who have carefully observed the negro since bie treedoin and studied ail his traits fal) to discover % On the contrary, while it can scarcely be said ‘at he is actually relapsing into barbarism, the Pace has certaiuiy exbiolted a marked progression wand an aptitude for the acquirement of all the Vices which distinguish the superior Caucasian. ‘Of thie there 16 Whe Dost ample proof ip the criminal statistics Of al! tie Southern States, and even those ‘of some of the Northern States furnish startling evi- sences of crime aud outrages perpetrated by ne- grees, and iffan instance were wanted which capbines ali the worst characteristics of the human race Ww atrocity, berbarity and fendishnesa, the wourder most foul which 1 am about to obryvicie is that instance, WHISKEY AND COLD VICTUALS. Ove day in the month of June lasts negro named Jacob Brock, with his wife, both operatives i a Mobaceo factory, weyt to Frederlgk all, in this county @ depot on the Chesapeake and Unio Rui!- Toad), to mako some purchases, Them home was but ® jew miles irom the depot, apd was algo in the fame county, £0 they weng afpot, the distance uct Wweing great. Arrived a the. depos the purchases ‘were made, and among-other necessary artivics of Gomesiic use Jacod bought @ Dotue of whiskey. Of his be drauk some ot erick. Hal), bu not wuch, aud when he aud the Wife of bis bosom leit Tor Lowe he was regarded by those Who saw hin as &@ perfectly sober man, On the Way they pariedcom- pany, the wowan, uke dutify) wie, hurryiog home shead of ber busband to have his mes ready when be came tm, She was in tbe act of gindiing the Ure when he sitived, and be apgily demanied i wopver was ready. Abo replied no, bat “ would soon be From the tesymouy of Jacobs stepson, & boy twelve years oid, ‘be was still sober, bul he appeared to be in a very quayreisome mood. His wife bad cold victuals pre- pared, and she placed Wem on tue tadie yefore hun Be quicily aud expeditiously as wbie undef the crcumstances. Jacob eat dowd to Lis meal and Wen called jor water. His stepson handed him home, but upon tasting tt he sala, “Dawn it, ia warm, Go to We spribg and fetch me some fresh,” WHISKEY AND THE LASH. During the absence from the house Of the lad, an micrval of oviy a few minutes, it 1s not kLOWN what occurred, When he returned from the sprivg bis mociber was straggling With his stepfather, wie la ter baving succeeded fu tying ofe of ber hands with wrope. Tne struggle at tis Wrme Was DOL In favor vf citber, for ip bis effgrt to secure the mother’s band Wal was set tree Jacob drew her te door, whep, by #® sudden and powerful push, whe tbrew bim out inio ihe yard vuypbied and, | felt ful Jepguth a gt ack. Infuriated now, he sprang up and rushed at bis Wie, ri aod frenzy depicted in his counte- mance, ‘ina he knocked her down, and then tied her bangs together. La’ her new cot the vound Wo! on ‘une Inann¢r ith the atmoet pri er eriaeued? ite bis Whiske, ry Soveras eu pie hickor} went laden wi Sar to we loit, where his Vict cy a First ue took adrpk of whiskey, wr afew wouthfuls cl water to quan toe sation in bis throat. Then, witu the air =e Whose business it was, he selected g humber we switches he bea. and began without fur- ser gdwouiltion Daying bis wile in the most brutal , The woman’s shrieks be heeded n0t, for Was ho one near to hear them, and her agoniz- tug cries for mer¢y joand no echo lu his hardened @ud cruel hear}. Occasionally he stopped to uke snower orink @ criminal ly the Mion ald coolest de to we lower Door all of Water, a tin itches, some stout these theiruments error fl Whiskey or RENEW M13 RODS as hey became worp out. % A at last his supply of ‘Whe later was exhausted. Me tuen broxe up a hoor With the sharp-odged staves, heads and bari 4 tog) is Untortagate Wie uptil » oo, like the Pistcbe ore Tesugea to fag ary Ax ore: pe a) Qil these instruments of torture were Poducea m Court, bearing male and tn. rg oy de evidence Of WE WWhumaen Lalure of ing. 4 BBOOND ELAT?Xg. pearprns Yalan Sp Upstairs, th onan souk hor by the pope dow of the bouse and into the orchard, nei cas tat da Buby of id Dy nebes the trees, Le again resumed ls ‘process T cleaiure (0 death. Alumes he js Vioody work, they rest, sometimes: then apbiy che lash Sigoruduy, rent agai tnd Daj we Las! OUNY, TOR aga, 4 Betore. jo ms eb 1th as ‘ay Ule fend ui ughs aud limbs aro’ Dim within nts reac! nen he untied the doomed woman from the | which eve had been suxpended, When she fei) wt Very limp and whoroughly disabled to be giouna— #b spperenuy dead women. ib TLIRD AND FINAL PLAYING. The wretch sporenpen cues the rope sul!) attached Ww ihe woman’s Yands, & by Ue @ Aner we pb Of au reok! Jower boughs and the yard of bas cabin, where hé ena 4o prop ber Up against the trank o7 L tree which grew te ub palure Was Li aly ene he fell prostrate, Sus) unre hho stripped th eat of its lower ain Dayed the ing Woman unull vi ¥ ot Sd tho Tyveedings he Lecewe yatiss ; or it thet gould 4 po more Day ing inewu- (& Yoat could made avatlable, that a it may, ho stopped, audi dr eeis 1010 tue house, where be /aid ody ah iulb length before the frep: dashed ter ovet her, and, taking a cap” trom his bottle, turned Into ve CHE MURDEALK SLHEPE ANP His WER RPTRET, Bom the murderer was sound asicep, more from the frequent potations bo bad tans wou werderong work. T ' M eUllnens of Genta, Ber ATULIY teberne Dh 4 ail tous vie tn Comb terror in & J Wituors of the mugder- Bigbs deco snored Oayimeak, abd when be pug corner of the ro: Dryceedings 0 slumber w of bia wife in the .foregolmg bri¢f aeconnt fell of Uie *irieks gromus mane by \ho Viclim Uno " br nd of the prayére for lurbearance ese tningiot With thé curses ahd out) jerer. All of these nae a ing, but st at proceeded tat © brntanity. JACON'S VERSION OF¢ITNG WIR DRATH, "4 that same morning Jaco’ ses, Be his step hare omitied to ay colored peighbor's for ihe par of pro eu a Woman Ww Phroud tbe vedy of bis mur. dered wife, Nese hi recht Pat \.e Woman Could bot come; bot per husvand, Who Wee at home att Wine, came at/so Urgent @ request, wondering ail We whie at the syusdesd Grime of Bra, Proce. 0 tis arrival at Jgcot's, house Chet pereen re * SIVing (he CiCUDw tel of hie wives death, Wiel ow vers natere Nis viet to be Unirnd, Be tah ashe aud Lis Wile were re tuolog from #ye ve lini the previews evenin J Meee Were pact 1 fay Vee en Al # OMY Ba Of | sbove named were 1 trerim yrecns | D, May WhO cold, sae body | Y NEW YURK REBRALD, SATURDAY, DEVEMBER 9, 1871,—TRIPLE SHEET, beat her to deat | pie ais eferte to | {0 death with inpte- | was evident from the ap- pearance the murdered presented: bul Wat ‘Gny three men could Bave committed eo atrockous ab act Withous any provocation Hefore Ber husband's eyes was Clearly unitkely. THE LAbT BRUTAL ACT OF THE TRAGEDY. ‘The stepson was then sent off for anoiber cob Wornan to perforin the last sad ofices for |he de and when she came Jacob tole another story of fh wile’s death, <ifering materially irom the firs This woman then deoiwred that sie could Bot strip Acad prepare the poly for burial by bes apa would be necessary to obtain the help of one or | Two. other women for that purpose. To ths Jacob | objected strongiy, swearing at the same time that he would assist het, He then rushed at the mor. dered body in a rage, and actnaily tore by sheer | brute force the clotiing trom itm strips and rags, | unui the corpse bruised, mangied and bloody from his wile front ef the Aeath stroctare. the contemned man wos and. ess of his iia the wagon, Fact tare 3 See aat a wer Ored divine om knelt while a col: read the first few of the hymn, soy and the aking € surve; “There are not Diteou would not have done saine CITCum lances," Dim in a loby, fowtng white shroud, and during jndwence o' the erowa, he eald, sie ink dade" tua ‘The Sherif then saveloped ns of this cereweny @ im the crowd erown to heel, jay naked before them, a ghastly and | er, “They certainly de take time with chat horrible cmecibalts Jaeod afterwards told other ” treetthe daman nigger was — and stories of the manner of bis wife’s dea; bat he | g A litdeous lwugh followed thie untimely contradicted himself so often and so grossiy (Mat | sally from ® party of negro femaies im the victnity suspicion inevitably fixed upon him, and HE WAS ARRESTED. Then bie Atepson, who was heretofore atrald to tel) what he knew, was examined, and the facts an Tully and clearly oped. daeob was tried at Louisa Coart Honee by a jury composed of eight negroes and tour whites, was found wuilty of murder m the first degree and wae septenced to be execnicd to-day, ore Was no pete = establishing 4 motive for the murdey, and all tite testimony, tne boy's in- cluded, went to show that Jacob. was uot mtoxt- cated when he went home tuat evening, ough he Thay bave Leen quite drunk before tie couciusion of the toriure. On one occasion, 4t js salt, she had to fly trom hie house Lo a neignbor’s to bre a beat- ing. With this exception they Hved as happily a4 mast coupics of their clase. “A theory invented to account for a motive is that Jacob had grown tired of his wife, having ne ¢namored of another cheng damsel, whom he Waa anxious to marry; but ere Was Ro evidence to prove this, however. Jn coptradicuon of this invepied theory of a Motive for the murder, Jacon himselt states that he ‘Was urged to the Commission of the foul deed by QE GREEN-RYRD MONSTER JEAROUSY, Be charecs that Nts wife, who was a “‘Itkely” and rather good looking woman, was unfaituiul to the yuarriage vows; and his suspicions in ths were well nigh confirmed on more than one occasion by cit- cunstances under which be detected her. One thing that made this almost conclusive tn nis amined was the fact that she frequently had In her ossession suns of money which shé coliid ot account for aan which she pe not cowe by opestiy, O89 Keech ey dae aca HW Tt foblirmed snépicions, and being driven nearly to Tngdness be committed on the first provocation the crime which brougat him Ube gallows to-day, However thie may be, there ig no sympathy for thé murderer ip this community, Everybody. no mat- ter of what race, admits that the sentence was just, aud here J would note a peculiarity of the colored race, Where the victim of @ murder 1s a while man and the murderer a negro they are usually in- diferent about the punishment of the latcer, and, indead, oiten strenuonsiy Opposed to ft, but, as in this ease, the victim being @ colored woman, they are loud im thew demands for retribution, swift, M possible, hut sure. It was with the great- est difficuity wat the negroes Jiving near the scene of the murder could be restrained from lynching Jacob at the time of his arrest, and today they were almost jubuiant over the prospect of bis death, Several time since his sentence Jacob ATTEMPTED TO ESCAPE BY BURNING THN Jail in which he was manacled and confined, but owing to the vigilance of the offelals he was prevented each time. The last attempt waa come six weeks ago. A fire was made ina smail scove In his cell, and though he was chamed to the wall atthe fur ther en et he succeeded in reaching some of tbe en ahd fring bis bed clothing. With the burniug bienkets he fired the cell door, and the flames were making some headway, when a colored woman, Who was in charge of @ lunatic mm the up- ned pertion of the jail, discovered the tire and gave he nlarm fu time to save the butlding belore any reat damage was done. Since then Jacob appoais 0 have abandoned all hope of escape ani to have resigned himself to his paproseniny fate, trusting Jor meroy in the great ynknown world. JACOB IN THE ACT OF DEVOUT SUrPLICATION. Last might, in Solel anal! with thejatior, | vised the condemned 1p his cell. A® we neared {he outer door of the jall, through the darkness, he conla be néard shouting Dis prayers in the most beseecning nccents ang witha wid and despeirtug zeal, The heavy bolts of the doors as they Were removed aud Ubo screeching nojse of rusty hinges as the doors swung vack did not disturb him in his appeais to the Throne of Grace. He continued uninterrupted, and when tho hight from a lantern was thrown upon anita re Was found kneeling on his paiiet, his clasped hands raised and his eyes turned towards heaven. Tn this powition he remained while we entered the cell, sill calling frawtically upon gis Maker for succor apd at umes slapping is hanas to- ge‘ner with a terrible energy. We siood mute, azing at the criminal in the ehadow of death, and iatening With awe to his wild appeals for mercy, ‘Unwilling to interrupt him. In a moment or two he ceased aud looked at nsin an inquiring manner, Then arose and folding Dix arms stova erect, DESCRIPTION OF THR CRININAL. Jacqb was about forty-five yenis of age, medium height, busid, Was sinewy and athletic; nis tinged with gray; his high fore- head but receding nosé somewhat far; lips thick, skin intensely black and features of that contour which is strictiy and genuinely negro in every respect He was @ native of Kings- | Y. ©, Where he hag another wife | ly. A colored man named Reuben Jrow Freactick Ha¥, was admitted to see him just as we entered, and to him Jacob gave every assurance Viet Le had made his e with God, that bis mind Was constantiy with the Lord. in nls own words, “T dove seed my death; I kuow I au) to bo kille to-morrow; they eal boynd to have me, and that 19 ra a)) they can do; THR LORD 18 WITH MB. | Some times Satan comes, but soov as 1 see tim I | turn my Wioughts to tne Lord aud he leaves me. I | know | aui going home (o-morfow; thank the Lord | | for ite’? dese expressions were ali made | | jp an ejaculatory nervous way, the bands | | moving Trestegy all the time from the | head to hie pockets and across the bouy, never toaining more than a few seconds in one piace. He evinced covsMerable uneasiness a8 to the disposi- Uon of his body, which be te red would fail into the hauds of the doctors at the University of Vir- ginia at Charlotievilie, and this seemed to pres more | On his mind than his Iminediate execution, Assur. | ances were given hin that his body would be taken | cure of, and after prayers were offered by two visit- | | ing clergymen the doors were swung back, the bolta | | clapged in their socketa and the condemned man | was leit sdlitary aud alone in the cold, dark and dis- wal ceil to pass | | HIS LAST NIGHT ON BARTH. | Ho taikea ana prayed incessantly aur | ing the = nigot, and such was the tet. ror his = impendt doom inspired that his wind Wanuered, and his expressions became incg- | erent, rambling and meaningiess. Afraid to court | sleep—bature’s sweet itorer—he rocked mimself toand fro the whole of that terrinie miyitt, moaning piteously and awaking the echoes in the jai with wild and frenzied appeals for forgiveness. Jn vain he sougiit iat calm and consolation which wue mee aud faith alone cau give the sinner, but fie i negro cvinivais of his class he endeavored, by foreed exeltement and wild fervor, to convince pi cli that Bis peace was made with bis Maker, verhaps the sluple but great truttg ol Chigstiaptcy were beyond nls poor conception, and ted ignorance darkened his small share of intellect | TRE INSTRUMENT OF DRATIT, wish is & hADgIag vounty, for there huve veen secutions In the lasttwenty-ilve years. This es the seventh within the recollection of some of the old Mbabitants, but notwithstanding this ex- a" tu she hanguian’s art ihey did) how to bulla scagold. There being piace of execution, and the citizens geue: Viewnlty of tte Court Mouse objecting to have pagedy take place npon their private pro, Sherif was oitged to erect (he iwstrument ol death a ihe puortionse groauds, avout three miles aod a soutnwest oF thestowu, It was a miserable strocture; @ combination of galiows and senfe fold; (wo uprights supporting a cros+beam, benea Which”) was @ Small platiorm with a t in the centre. == This platform | was rased oaly four feet from the gronud, and con- | | sequently admitied of falb now exceeding three } —an inevitable esuit’ being tue barbarons tal bor the Viewm, Can there not be S adopied by Which this rem will be avoided when pay penalty of the lawr al shouid, at lous: decent, civilized way. j PS AKOUND THE SOAFYOLD, gioomy, with serious indica lone byt hale her Fala OF SNOW, crowd? Of Negroes, | nad lemaie, Uuronged the roads leading | wirt House vo witness the ‘hitagin,” as it, Amoug them an Individual, rejoicing tm he Quadruple name of T. D, ©. Graves, a comical | White gen los,arove a Lariving trade in pean aud large apples, ki ne of mirth id Ris Mpromptu st Jokes and gee jocal hits, aud embel Hi its tinve the ortn With the samme terriole evergy, nor- & iis doom, While his Re sjoying Themselves wiih the greatest hy om, We occasion being the impending tragedy | bo: } iv Wie Le was the main actor, | PINIONING THE CULPHITS. At bell-past twelve ex-Sherit K, P. Moss, with his | Gepur eoeded to the cell of the condemned , ent peloved Jacob With the halter with which he was to be langed, Purrgunded by a guard be Walked nervously to eulo leading from the jas . Stepping over this be was as- 4 Was bis coin, aud on or Sberi? and tbe eruminal Wok a seat. Jacov then Guoovered Lis bead and essayed To address tue as prevented by ‘he onward waveinent auc Uhe procession took up ils marc | yard wo the sir | buted into » wagou In wit Wagon bearing its death freight, sur: fuga y & Cavalcade both Solored aud While, op horseback, eng re crowd of negroes, 5 ait, 08 Tooslowly dragged its moticy the ragged . insvead of the soem. DIV whieh shows sttend such tragic occasion, the seewe On the Way Was ove of mirth and merry-, |" DEASHLY PROCKSSION—A RIDE ON HIS COPFIN. making» re who Seomed to be wm wave! » Loud shouts aud whoops from ih a ash eurged awoke the ellent repore Of the woods on every s f, Aisgideriy procession 'urbed he road into the woods these Cemenstrations were repeaied with & tenfold Viger, making fs Way over sine!) pines, acres Minsetele Fy esete and ever swe hile, AL ere, TOS CHaAMTLY Gali ws bye crop ‘hg View pl lhe Braerion gies ty! of the speak ‘The jaet of the megroes "a8 unexceptionadly, sordste ana profaue. TUR LAST OF POOR JAKE. Another hymp uod prayer, avd at two P. bulter Was adjosied, the biack cap drawn over the features, and in a jew secouds more the prop Was knocked trom nader the sop, and the body of Jacob Brock was swinging, struggiing and surging ip the jasc agonies of a vent death, another vietim ot strangulation. Statwart wen, horrified, turned their beads to shut ont ihe ghastly sight, and with piercing shrieks haifa dozen negro women fainted. ‘The peck was not broken, and im twenty minutes, Ie being declared extinct wy Dr. Barrett, the at- tending physician, the body Was out down, cou. sigued Lo tle coMn and wuried near the scafold, THE METAIRIE RACES. 3 M. the Three Exciting Races---Two Riders Threwn and Seriously Injured. Blind Tom the Winner of the Btecple ‘hase, Billy Williamson of the Heat Race, and Salina of the Three-Mile Dash. NEW ORLEANS, Dee. § 1871. ‘The weather was delightiul again to-day for rac ing, the track Raving Improved and the attendance being much larger than on any previous occasion. Three races came off, the frat being the grand steeple chave, about two miles and a ball, with twenty leaps over hurdles, wails and ditohes. For this event there were six starters, comprising G. H. Tuce’s chestnut colt Von Moltke, by War Dance, dam Jilonde, fous years old, carrying 115 pounds; H. Gaffvey’s brown horse Blind Tom, by Star Davis, dam by Margrave, five years old, 130 pounds; E, Harrwon’s chestnut geikling Temple, by —, dam by Ambassador, five years old, 120 pounds; E, Hasvison’s gray colt Lom vorbett, by Lightning, dam by Knight of St. George, four years old, 111 pounds; K. W. Simmons’ black horse Vivgil, vy Vandal, dam Hymenia, aged, 180 pounds, aud t, P. Roach’s bay horse Ohaim2(te, by Daniel Boone, dam by Brown Dick, aged, 126 pounds. Blina Tom was the favorite, and Virgil the second choice. The race ‘was @ very Wusatisfactory one, as Blind Tom won in acanier. ‘fwo of the riders m the race were badly injured by falis, and the people here will not be ADXIOUs to Witness this style of racing again. THE BACR. Blind Tom took we lead, Virgil second, Von Moltke third, Tom Corbdew fourth, Temple fith and Chaimette eixth, The latter bolted at the first jump; then Temple fell and threw his rider a burster, but the latter mounted again after some time and followed. Virgil then took the lead, Von Moitke second, Blind ‘Tom thread, at the seventh jump Von Moltke and Virgt! bolted, giving the race to Bitud Tom, who went on aud won im a canter, taku the leaps in grand style. The rider of Temple, having caught bis horse, momea uagain, aud, alier going over several hurdies, he was thrown the second time, and ne was 60 badly in- ured that he had to be carried away insensible, The owner of fom Corbett was Injured consider- ably by tue fall, and was carried away witn his skull fractured, Virgil ran the course @ mile be- hind Blind ‘tom and received second money. © None of the other horses went ‘he distance ana Were not placed, ‘Time, 6:48. THE SECOND RACE was mile oom for Unree-year-olds, the winner of We Metairie Stakes to carry five pounds extra, There were vut two entries, Tuese were W. H. Sanford’s bay tilly Madame Dudiey, by Lexington, dam Britaniua, and Joun B, Stope’s chestaut colt Bily Willtamson, yy Daniel Boone, dam by Port. iand. Madame Dudley was the favorite at two to one before the first Neat, but, after winning that, one bundred to forty went begging on her. She sulkod at the stand when the dram tapped on the next beat, and would not move for twenty seconds, and was distanced, This was & great disappoint- ment to her backers. Her owner, however, said that was a Way bhe had, She will got speeu alone, THR RACB. Firat Heat—The horses had a very even start, and Billy Williamson and Madame Dudley fought tor the lead around the turn, Billy getting the track at the quarter pole, where he lea Madame Dudley two lengths, Going down the backstretch the Madame weut up and collared Biily at the half-mit pole, She then had the worst part of the track an Jel) back @ length; but she lay close to the colt along the lower turn, and pote up the home- | stretch beat Lim under tbe stridg two lengths, Time, 1:52%. second Heat,—Wheu the drum tapped for a start Madame Dudiey would not leave until Bully was half way around the upper turp, He went op and won the race Ina canter in 2:05, Madame Dudley distanced, TUE THIRD RACE wae a dash of three mules for all ages. There were five entries, comprising W, Cottrili’s gray colt Fire- ball, by Lightning, dam Dixie, four years old; M. H. Saniora’s bay tilly Salina, by Lexington, dam Light- | some, three years old ; H., Lisie’s chestnut gelding Bou Sbeiton, by Austratian, m Lavender, four years old; Bacon & Holland's bay mare Nannie Douglass, by Rogers, dam by Wagner, five were old, and J. Clark’s bay geldmg Ricnards, by Ulverston, dam by Sovereign, four years old, Salina was the Javorite, Nannie Dongiass being second cholve. Salina won 10 a band gallop, the otners being nowhere, THE RACK. Bob Sheldon jumped of with the lead, Nannie Douglass second, Monards third, Salina fourth, Fireball fiitp. When tiey passed the quarter-pole Shelton aud Nannie Douglass were yoked, Richards Uhird, Salina several lengths vebina, tollowea 0; Fireball, Gowg down the backstreich Bo! Shelton shovuk Nanuie Douglass off and led two lengtis at the half-mile pole, the others ag before. Going around the lower turo Salina gould not be yestramed and she ran up fo tne leaders, and, geting into the homestretch, sho passed them rapidly and came leading under the suing two jengths, under a bara pull, Bob Shel ton second, Fivebail third, Nanule Dougiass fourth, Richards ~ fitt : ume of the firs mile was g% The 8 was then pracil- cally over, Sana nm in frovt under @ pull through the next mile, passing unier the string (wo lengths ty front of Bob Shelton, the others being strung ovtshamefnily, Mr. Sanford’s mare theny;played with the otvers and came home a win- ner of the race by twenty Jengths, Bob Sheiton second, Nannie Pouglass iird, revall fonrth, Richards fifth, spread ont at equal distances (rom the string to the three-quarter pole, was a hipl- Jow victory for Salina, as she pulied up fail of rin. unig. ‘Time, ad's. HORSE NOTES, Mr. James W. Gites nas purchased of Mr. Edward Jones the gray gelding Damon, Who has a record of 8. He isa splendid road horse and great weight pullers It is conceded by horsemen generally that Ameri- cau Girl's tue in the fifth and concluding heat with the Mne littie stallion W, H. Alien at Fleetwood a few weeks since—when she heat him the heat and race, trotting 10 2:22 and carrying twenty-five pounds overwelght, taking into consideration the ume of year and condition of track—Is the best beat she ever trotted, although she has a record ug She was driven by Benjamin Daniels, her trainer apd driver, for the last (wo seasons, Roadites are tavesiiag Mi sleighs and awaiting whe advent of @ real old-fashioned snow siori with im- patience. New York rarely has sieigting vefore the middie of Decemper, According to veterinarians the spinal meningitis 18 getting under Way ogain, and # large number of bew cases liave appeared Jately, Goldsmith Matd, Later, Jay Gonla, Knox, S0c- rates aud Hotspur have taken up their winter quate ters at Budd Dooie’s, Briswl, Pa. ‘The mare i! 5 stopping in Philadelphia for'the wintor, : Captain Jake Vanderbilt has added the fast an handsome team of mares Fanny and Kitiy Crum to his stock. He wili come up to the city when sleighing commences, aud vring mis team of blacks 0s Driving ceased almost entirely during the severe Weather We bave had laicly, horsemen seeming io prejer the warm side of astove to the vould biasti { eet them in the Park and on the ron, ‘ood sleighing will reverse the order of things, however, Mr, David Bonner is the owner of some of the choicest bred young trotiers iu the country. They will, po doubt, be heard irom aw the years roll by and they come to matunity, Mr. Van Ness owns a@ fine bay stailion by Old ig: ye eae bl py great speed in pri- Yate, {eis nOW Bix years old, wud Ww. Whe turf next season. Dae Wet ey yar ee K, J, Anderson bas bought the brown mare Lady Wells to mate his roan mare Birdie, They make @ siaspiny Lean aud oan trot very fast er. three-year. meant Colonel MoDanew anbounced twat bur Wats Fact Haas8' Silk py Pape oe te ri | Lexington’s four-mile time—P19%, A match can be m for $26,000 a side, the race to come off next summer on course, @ good day and & good track, and UI witoh 18 one pound more than Lexington carried, and he was @ year older than Harry Bassett will then be. Any one who feels inciinea to back ‘time’? against the ‘noble son of Lexington aud Oauary cal coor! . ity heat éoft Seafisice, four Imported Eclipse, dai v8 old, iy m Fanny Washington, by Re’ nue, has been jottesville, urchased by Captain Hancock, of , of Major T, W. Doswell. scathe- 1 having broken down, ts intended for breeding ai Pirhe celebrnted Caltfornia horses Nel! Flaherty Neate, tree in Ave, for $3,000, to dome’ off over We ree ve, for come t Secrameato co ro on Tuesday next, the 12th inst. At last reports the horses were in excellent condi. von, aud the contest is likely to be a very exciting one. : Dr. Cheatham, of Nashville, Tenn., iias sold to Willtam Fi, Peck, of horse Idol, foaled in 18565 by Mambrino Chief, American Eclipse, out of Kitty Ee ou ot Virginian), her dam Eliza Jenkins, by Wiliam of Transport, dam by Orphan, oy, im- Buzzard, Silvertail, by imported Dove, The price was $ Major Thomas W. ‘Doswell has lost his fine wean- ling filly by Abd-el-Kader, out of Nim. In # letter he saye:—“l nad the misfortune to tose her a@ few days ago by gelting In au old well, Every one who saw ner eald she was & wonder; and | think of all the colts Ihave raised, she by far surpassed them ali, She looked more like @ mother to the others 1 have of the same age, witn the greatest symmetry imaginable.” A late San Francisco exchange has the following in relation to Governor Stanford’s horse Wonder:— “On Thursday moths vo gratify several friends from Sau Francisco and elsewhere, Governor Stan- ford, for the first time in public, permitted his famous trotter to go three heats around the Union Park course, Sacramepto. ‘The horse was in good condition and made remarkable time, there ocing but three-quarters of a second difference between the first and third heats. ‘The usual time intervened between heats, as allowed in mile heat trottin; te The first mile was done in 2:1834; secon matches. 2:19, and third, 2:19%. Not a skip or break ocourred im either heat, nor wag the wip used tnroughout. ‘The first quarter of the second mile was made In thirty-five seconds, and the half-mile post passed, in the game beat, in 1106'4, Although the perform- wnco cannot be credited officially, there can be no doubt that it was done as above recorded. Man: watches weré held over the horse, and some gentlé- men ciaim that the frst mile was trotted in 2:18, D. O. Mills and others of San Francisco were pre- sent, and if need be can vouch for the performance.” LECTURES LAST NIGHT. COMPARATIVE LINGUISTICS, Lecture by Professor Schlegel of the Normal College. Professor Charles A. Schlegel yesterday delivered A lecture on the “Comparative Linguistics and the Celtic Language” before the Alpha Beta Gamma Soctety of the College, which 1s composed of a number of the young lady pupils. The society was ‘on have in its fail strength, The Professor seemed tobe perfectly at home with his subject, and han- dled it in a x which showed that he had made the origin of lauguage a thorough study, It would be quite impossible m a ovrief space to enter into ite details of ihe lecture, for it was @ very lengthy one, and the details were of the minutest character in point of historical researeh and linguistic comparisons; but suthice it to say that, the sources of the various mouern languages were compared and the terms which ran from one into another, with slight modifications, and which could be traced tn thelr Various forms as being of one and whe same root, were sought out by the Proicssor With ® diligence and clearness that bespoke no smali amount of lavor. The Professor took a great deal of pains to show how modern lexicographers had, for the sake of facility in expression or sotve other course that w: Hardly justifiable, so changed the spelling of words from their original status in matter of letters as to ave very Nttle trace, ii any, of their origin left. Nume- rous instances of this were given. ‘tho Professor interspersed the leciure here and there with recita- tions from certain writings that were palmed off as. having been part and ee of writings that were written in the Ceitle langui in the “long, long ago,’’ before jenquause which In years afterwards derived so much from the Celtic were in existence. Proofs were cited by the lecturer to show that these writings were all composed at a later date than cer- tain parties at the time of their pnbitcation were willing to concede they were. ‘The lecture was a very interesting one, and was attentively listened to throughout, “MOHAMMED,” Lecture by Rev. John Lord, LL. D., Before the Young Men’s Christian Association. The first of a series of historical lectures by the Rey. John Lord, LL, D., was given last evening in the hall of the Young Men’s Christian Association, ‘The subject selected was “Mohammed” aad “Sara- cenic Conquesis.” The reverend lecturer aetaliod ‘the early lve of the celebrated prophet and the grad- ual steps by which he attained to the immense infu- ence which ho wielded over his Ara blan countrymen, He did not concur in the commonly accepted opinion of Mohammed that he was merely a hypocrite and tmpostor. On the contrary, he labored to show that Mohammed was a reformer in the highest sense of the word; sincere in his convictions and inspired with an honest zeal to elevate the Arabs of Asia from the a of idolatry. He was a man of remarkably ine presence, gifted with rare powers of eloquence, a gown Oriental imagination, He wrought him- self to a high pitch oi fanaticism and was undoubt- edly tinued with the conviction that vrovidence bad confided to him a sacred mission. His poverty was the principal drawback to early success, but his marriage with a wealthy princess enabled him to exert ils Influence over a wider sphere. Notwithstanding this, in the course of three years, ke succeeded in gaining but thirteen converts. ‘The opposition to him, as to all” reform- ers, Was powerful, aud forced him into exile. This took place in the fifty-third year of his age, and \s known in history as the Hegira, being the year from which Mohammedan ehronology begins ip ours— A. D. 622. Impatient with the slowness of his prog- ress, he determined to appeal to the lower passions of mankind, and by promises of @ sensual para- dise and the use of the sword as ® means of ropagation, soon — railed around him a largesfoliowing. Monammed’s moraitt in other respects the speaker maintained was rd exceptionabie, and the Koran contains some of the most elevated maxims of both the Hebrew and Christian doctrines. Though douvuess tt was-io be deplored that the lignt of Christianity couid not have penetrated at that time into those benighed Seema yet as compared with the miserable super- sitions dnd tdolatrous practices prevalent among Orientals, Mohammedanism was a greaw ad- vance. The lecturer, though he was listened to through- out with profound attention, owing to his pecuhar intonation could not be easily solloweds BENJAMIN PRANKLIN, “4 Stranger iv the City,” aod in Need of a Situation—Lecture by the Hon, H.C. Vua Vorst—A Model For All Young Tradesmen. Last night the Hon. Hooper ©, Van Vorst, Com- missioner of the Department of Public Instruction, delivered a lecture on “Benjamin Franklin’’ before the male evening school, No. 36, In East Nimth street. There were present quite a number of “old foik, who were interested In the scholars of the school Before Mr. Van Vorst cawe forward the audience were tortured by @ series of performances on the piano, Gema from “Nor- ma,” “La Favorita” and other operas, interspersed with selections from "Yankee Doodle,” “Cham- pagne Charley,” ana ‘“Jobony, | Hardly Knew You,” were murdered in the most cold-blooded manner. The music sounded as though five keys of every octave were broken, or if not, the performer had rheumatism jn the finger jomts. When the “wusic” ceased the sivgtng class came forward and saug a German national air; the melody of the iano Was (much to ine delight of the andience) jost amid their sweet voices, The muster portion of the programme bemg now concinded, Mr. Van Vorst came forward, and delivered bis lee- tore from the manuscript, Ju opening be made an allusion to the Fravklin monument, about to be erected ip Printing House square. “What more ap- propriate place could be selected,” gaid he, ‘than that which ls walled in by newspaper oMices, whose Sy hg rooms look Out upon the square, and Where the rattling din of priniiug presses is ever to be boih might and day? i suppose most of my audience are aware of the fact that Benjamin Franklin eame to New York a8 @ printér’s boy looking for work, His father came to thia country in order to esca; the tyranny of English despotism and that ne might en. oy religious Uberty, which was denied bim at home, With a wife and six children he lanced ta Boston, He was a dyer by trade, but he found that business would not pay, so he turned to candie making, When his son Benjamin was one year at school ho withdrew him and sot him to work fa tus shop; bat Benjamin did not ike the business & * father resolved to let him go to whateve iked best, and he chose the prints and went to work with his brother in ey svon had @ falling out, and Frank! 6 consent of his father, came to New * for employment, which be did not ge? vised by Mr. Bradford, then the call P York, to go to Phitadelphia, where, hr he woula ae joyment, He wer hia, and the first printing office bv po ned employment.’ Mr. Van V nkiin's career tp to his death, ; model for all young tradesmer CHG, Felix Morphy, a bali boy, seve employed atthe Rutiedge Hot Detective Reilly, yesterday, ¢ money from Henry B. ' on ry Thuraday., He tam) bes on Thursday, 2, beard, THE COURTS... Alleged Counterfciting—A Fire Insurance Com- Dany in Court—Verdiot Against a Steamship ‘| ar; Company—A Law Suit Against » Law- yer—Business in tho General Sessions. UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. The Distribution of the [Estnte of Jenune Du Lux—The Legittmacy of the Defend. ants in Appe: Denied, WasninoTon, Deo, 8, 1621. No. 29, Benoit J. Coujoiie et al. vs. Cyrus Curtis and John P. Ferrie, Administrators of Luz—Appeal from the Circuit Court for he Southern District of New York.—Tis bil was filed. tn 1863 for the distri- bution of the estate of Jeanne Dn Lux, who died intestate in New York in 1834, leaving personal prop- erty to the value of $72,000. ‘the complatuants who are vesidents of France, claim be second cousins and next of kin of deceased, aud atk that the property may be distrijuted to them ‘The de fendants interposed a plea in bar, a former decision of the Surrogate of New York, (ated in 1860, granting letters of administration. to Ferrie as the legitimate son and next of kin of deceased, and tngisted that this decision of the Sur- rogate and the deoisions of the Courts Sriaaping. i were conclusive judgments upon the parties to this suit on the question of distrivution. The Court overruled this plea and directed the defendants to answer; and the answer filed put in Issue the eame facts found by the State Courts, and which had beca relied upon In the plea tp bar. Upon the fact! proven, the contest pein on the legittuacy Ferrie, the Court decided that he was the Te coir gon of the deceaser and entitled to the entird estate. It 18. ere eontended thas the Court erred in ite conciusions ie the evidence, and that this Cou will concur in this view: ‘Tne defendants asset that the plantiffs nave no claim, and that they simply desire 70 grasp the ‘estate of deceased bj destroying her character. Charjes_ O’Conor and 0, Ee cad tor appellants; %. P. Nash for ap- UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ COURT. Oharge of Counterfeiting. Before Commissioner Sticlds The United States va, George Wendelken.—The defendant, who is known as Dutch George, had been charged with counterfeiting. Ie was released trom custedy yesterday in $1,000 ball. The Erie Railway Littgation. Several motions in this matter wero adjourned zeaterday, in the United States District Court for a ‘week. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT—IN BANKRUPTCY, Calendar for 'To-Day. For argament—Nor. 8115, 8158, 3169, $177. Invo- luntary, Cates—Nos. d105, 3159, 3204, 3217, 3219, S226, 27, 3v28, SUPREME COURT—SPECIAL TERM. The New Amsterdam Fire Insurance Com- pany—Superintendent Milicr On the War Track. In the Maiter of the Newo Ansierdam Fire In- surance Company.—On appiication of Deputy At torney General Hammond, and’ upon the report of Superintendeat Mier, of tne Insurance Department, His Henor yesterday appointed Bernard Casserly receiver of this company, The report of Superintendent Miler shows the entire assets of the company to be $332,388 06; lla- bilities, including capital stock, $808,056 09; excess of liabilities Over assets, including capital, $476,668 03; exclusive of capital, $176,568 03, Mr. E. R. Meade, counsel for Superintendent Mil: ler, put Mm an appearance and made the statement as above set forth. A short sessi¢n was held.and da Investigations were adjourned Uli this morn- Dg. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS—PART |. Action Agai a Steamship Companys Before Judge J. FP. Daly and a Jury. Francis Burns vs, The Liverpool and Great Western Steamship Company.—The plaintif, a man about fifty-three, was a passenger on board the Nevada, one of the defend- ant’s vessels, from Liverpool to this port, on the 16tn of July, 1870, and brought This action to receive damages sustained by fallin, off a plank into the hatchway, by which his lett sid ‘was paralyzed, ana he is now unable to earn his bread. The plaintiff had a small box with neces savies in It for the voyage which was lowered into the bold against nis protest, He applied to ine chief oifcer, wno referred him to the fourth oficer of the ship to get his box up. ee to plaintifs’s testimoay he was invited down this plank to fet some neccssa- saries out of his box by the officer in charge, who swore at nim ana hurried him up, and that in climb- ing up the plank (the only access there wad to and from the hold) it slipped and he fell, MT heavy injuries, The defence was that plaintiff h: no right to go down in the nold, and that he was guilty of negligence. Verdict for plainut?, $2,600, COURT OF COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TEM.) Decisions. By Judge Larremore, The Andes Insurance Company of Cincinnati va, Lochr,—Order granted. Newdecker vs, Koh'verg.—Ordey granted, Tropter et al. vs, Wolf.—Same, Anstau vs, Wallworth-—Reference ordcred.. First National Bank of Sing Sing, New York, vs Camphell.—Order granted, Darregh vs. Totlen.—Reference ordered, MARINE COURT—PART 1. A Professional Suit. Before Judge Tracy. Bravcourt vs. Morange.—Henry H. Morange, the defendant, a lawyer, Was sued in this Court bya former client, Who claims to have been defranded by the defendant out of $550, this being the amount of a chattel mortgage which he had given Morango to collect and foreclose. . The allegations of the complaint are that Morente coliected @ part of the money due, for which he refnses to account, ana by fraudulent re- presentations and unprofessional conduct he ob- tained from the pfaimtif an asstgnment of the mort- gage itself, and thus became possessed of the entire property, which he converted vo his own use, MARINE COURT—PART 3, Decisions, By Jndge Joachimsen. Cunningham vs, MoNuity.—Trial by Court. Ac- tion on promissory note, Juugment jor plainuf, $105 34. Schverber vs, Messer.—Trial by Court. work, tinning roof. costs and allowance, Mervell vs. Creaves.—Trial by Jary. wages for $300, Cost and allowance. Volk vs, Strong.—Tnal by Court, Action for work, shoring up buliding, Judgment for plainuf, $223 60, costs and allowance, ggott vs, Brown,—Trial by jury. Aetion for damages for negligence. Verdict for plalnud, $100, With Costs and allowance, Holin vs. springan, &c,—Trial by Court, Action ass and Conversion Of personal property, it disinissed, with costs and allowance. ver vs, Ogden.—Iinquest for work and materials, sadgmen, for plaintiff $210 and costs and aliowance. nell 0s, Kodrigues,—laquest for Works Judg- ment Jor plaintit $25, Inquest for goods, &c. kraxer v3. McCormick, Judgment for plawtid, $723 91 and costs and $25 allowance, Action for Judgment for plaints, $675 79, Action for COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS, and Bu view Acquitts Belore Recorder Hackett, The calendar ia this Court yesterday was not so large os on the previous day, and, althongh the Tombs is crowded with prisoners, the Grand Jury are not dnding indictments fast enough to dispose oftuem, There are 180 persons in the city prison Waiting the action of the Grand Jury, and the prose- cuttng oficers are ready to try tuem as soon as the Indictments are brought Into Gourt, if the indioy Larceu Weuls are Dot lorwootming Whose la (ug fault? Tames Cavanagh, tering he prem Oretart BURGLARY, | hanged =" cloumatantial / wean 94 She Seley of Poo Nan heen, woh show ua ie pcopete was tle Revo fog hater Te an le ba anously entering t Is store of Emanuel Stranss, No. 7 aven D, tied and acquitted, At the termination the trial, Peter Smith, also jointly indicted, was 4! charged, (he testimony pa ing td show that he wi pie concerned in the commission of the ages . -: ¢ “t ‘Trainor y — COURT OF APPEALS. . — ALBANY, N. The following 1s the Court of A, der for December 1:—Nos, 411, 458, 400, 462, THE W’CAULEY MURDER. , Dec. & 187%. 18 any ca 0, 396, 422, Investigation Before Coroner Youns—W; newses Consured fer With! lng Informa: tlen—Verdlct af the Jurys Yesterday morning Coroner Young took up Investigation Jn) t John MoCanicy, ‘ young tian wowed doe heart eavig* on the morning ait 20in September last, by pistol” fo" hands of Thomas Murphy, during bi aven ug, near Forty=,~ ied Mee vette soe coe Dad-been-playingy—Pre testimony was quite Aicting mM some material points, 0.0 I ning, ofthe Nineteenth precinct, ‘was ‘on the spot - soon afterthe murder and was unable to learn the name of tie Man who shot McCauley, notwithstand. ing MoConghiin, an ex-pollceman, and David Bia) iriends of bis, were Pe iattad aha earnest. sought information, but: and Blake, charged, withheld It ti Murphy had ample time.t escape, The witnesses mamed denied the serioug: allegation, nut he weight of evidence was again them. OMicer Fanning expressed the beuel that nad he bees tid at- the "time of reaching the sceng of the marder that Murphy was tho gulity party ne coukt have secured him, and, doubtiess, such 1s the. fact, a8 Murphy Was about his old haunts tll aftes two o’clock the same morning. The jury uceme@ it their duty to censure hoth Coughlin and Blake % their gross dereliction of duty in withholding th important information irom the police. A aynupsig, of the testimony and the verdict of the jury may be. Sound below ‘ 3 Willtau Coughitn, living corner of Forty-secon street aud Fourth avenue, deposed that he was a@oqguainted with deceased, John McCauley; ear him on the morning of the 19th of September iast before belied; on the evening prevtoudzhe wi wet Thonias Murphy, who asked lim to go and pl: @ game of cuchre acress the way, but ne refased they then svent-te Peter Real’s, in Third avenu hear Forty-goyeath astveet, and there, with +01 fnends, played several “games of cards, and: whe! met MoCqui¢y, who jomed in thé game; ot neay midnigot, when it was proposed to threw dice f lager, during Which some words occurred betwee: Mevanley and “Murphy, the latter reiusetl to thro’ any more, after which they left to go hom Murphy and MoCanlay still > keeping § u, the disturbance; when near the corder of For ¥ third street and Tid avenue McCauley said to Murphy, ‘No wonder allare down om you wherq you wors;” Mugphy, in reply, said, “lt 18. a dumned He,” or “You are @ damned ilar;* Mcvauiey res plled, “I do not allow you to call me a Mar” thd witness then heard the shufling of feet, and look ing back saw Murphy’s right hand ralsed aud sai the flash of @ pistol he hela in bis hand; heard | report of the pistol; after the shooting Murply fam + abead of the witness, when tho latter said, “loti on, come back; wet to where deceased was stend- ing, and ne said, “Bh, J aut snot; my God, Pm dy< ingy? some policemen caine aloug and asked ile witness lf he knew Who shot McCauley, and he res Pied that it was a man who lived in Forty-secon treet, but he did not Know exactly where; one ol the officers started off; no blows Were struck beford the shooting as faras the witness is aware. David Blake, of 162 East Forty-second street, Ww. sworn and examined. His testimony mainly ts th samo as that of the previous Witness, Mr. Iiak saw the fash and heard the report of the pistol Murphy's hands; have not seen Murphy since shooting, and don’t know where he ts, Maruh Fanuing, at present a roundsman of wi Seventh precinct, epcme that at the time o murder be was attached to the Nineteenth Lai porices was intormed that @ mag had been =f: mn the corner of Forty-third street aud Third avae nue, and saW @ mad stretched on the sidewall, surrounced by some half @ dozen person saw Coughiin, and asked bim who sh the man, and he sald he did uot know who had shot the man; asked eyery on standing around who had shot the man, put coul find out nothing; OMicers Wilson and Reagan came __ up and joined us; @ citizen oamed Keating suge 7 sted that Coughiin mighe have fad sometninz to oO with the shooting; Ofllcer Wilson took Cougn/in to the station house; Blake was also takon there: could not tind out anything on the ground as to wi had shot MoOauley; found out the man’s name fru: Captain Ganuer at the station house; think uf J had received prompt information as to who comuiitiedk the murder ] might nave arrestea Murphy. Robert Holliday, of 073 ‘Third avenuo, Who was a Juror, being an important witness, wag withdraw trom the panel and examined; heard the report a pisto) in front of his door and heard the excita tion, “Oh, Christ ! [am shot!” repeated turee tmens tried to fhd out who shot the man but could leara nothing of the matter; heard no one say that Tom Murphy bad shot deceased; was near, enough Ww have heard the name had it been mentioned. , Captain John Gunner, of the Nineteenth precincs Police, testified that ho was in the station house when Coughiln and Blake were Sate “a in; _ \ Coughlan up statre and learned from him that To: Marphy had shot Scones. during a quarrel abou! dive; sent nen in search of Murphy, bat could nut find him; Coughlin, when asked wo wih tha + oMicer in search of Murphy, refused, sai that wat the duty of .the police; subsequently meard Murphy at Sauer’s Motel, corner of Fourth ave- nue and Twetty-sixth street; he tried to get inf there about two o’clock in the morning, aud we lost (ne clue ab tiabed ace Deputy Coroner Matsh testified that deceased was shot through the heart, and that internal hemorts hage was the cause of death, ‘The case Was then given to the jury, who rendered the following VERDICT. ; “That deceased came to nis death from Suns peas shot wound of the heart, at the hands of von Murphy, in Thira avenue, between Forty-sevon¢ ana Forly-third streets, on the her of the ide of September, 1871, and we censure Willlam Congit- Min and Dayid Blake for oot Par pare word promptly, #9 that the arrest of Murphy. might have been effected.” , Coughlin felt dissatisied with the verdict, hug could do nothing ubout it, Many believe that nade a fortunate escape in not being held for aiding = © and conniving at the escape of a murderer. Deceased was twenty-five yeais of ago-born im Ireland and lived near where he lost his fe, : THE GREAT GAINE3 CASE. Effect of Judge Collin’ Decision—No Vout of Ultimate SuccesseNext Steps to i Taken. The decision of Judge Collins, in the Second Dis» trict Oourt of Louisiana, in the great Gaines cure, adverse to the claimant, has excited so much sur prise that a representative of the HERALD caled upon Mrs, Myra Clark Gaines yesterday, and re+ quested ber views a3 to the present condition Ler BUlty 5 “How do you think this decision 1s going to affect your chances of ultimate success?!’ asked he, whem Mrs. Gaines had kindly assented to briefly answer # few, questions, “Not in the jeast, Ido not regard it as affecting in any way my prospects of final success, ‘here was adeocision against me in 1865, In the samq Court, though by a different Judge; and upon the case being carried up to the Appellant Vourt of the State of Louisiana, the decision was in 1866 reversed. Ifully beltove that the same thing will happen ain, especially as I shall now appeal with all the prestige or the former victory, t's, Lema es feeumente Formerly used, We have now ‘al_ presuription. “ft Was tere aay new evidence brought forward in whvons oercont some documents which the Su- “None, ‘ the United states had previously Welared wee OF daamtasibie nd altogether ineies wn ats in lasue.?? f should be defeated in the Appel- outa ju stlll persvvere (7? then once appeal to the Soprema @ United States upsn @ writ of error. tn sor chat Court I have the most absolara: « They have already made in my favor on that will stand as long as time las! » of doliars Would not induce them to swerve: 9 from ua and justice,’ a \ en you 8! reserve en zou sul pi Sous conddence tn witie 4y triumph 18 noW complete and will ever res 4 #0, The Supreme Court of the United States) rr} given three decisions in my favor, And I anv ve Sine to have this opportunity of assuring tno nds all over the country who nave sns- tained me with their sympathy during forty years siraggle that this decisis bel é promioows of ult bg ion in nO Way alfevtd 3a triomph."” peuking Mra, for hor eourtesy, tie re- Avery mtoresting paper on steam gauges wad read last evening before tho polytechnie branch of the American tastir : pat an irate, The chaty was cocupled Pi,